We were all angsty teenagers at one point. But millennials growing up in the 2000s took this to a new level.
And if you're a cusper, like me, your angst phase probably started around age 10. Because literally every other song on the radio was...well, pretty dark.
Linkin Park: I tried so hard and got so far.. 10 year old me: BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER
And in my 10-year-old heart, I truly felt these lyrics.
Here are 29 songs that explain why millennials know angst better than anyone:
![Andy in the rain in The Shawshank Redemption](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/b8ac59c43a18/sub-buzz-16661-1598458625-28.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
1. "Losing Grip" by Avril Lavigne
!["Why should I care? Because you weren't there when I was scared, I was so alone!"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/81d098e7de23/sub-buzz-16238-1598459185-1.jpg)
2. Breathe (2 AM) by Anna Nalick
!["Life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button girl, So cradle your head in you hands"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/674242a57586/sub-buzz-16035-1598460803-19.jpg)
3. "Savin' Me" by Nickelback
!["All I need is you, come please, I'm callin'
And, oh, I scream for you
Hurry, I'm fallin', I'm fallin'"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/bc24853641dc/sub-buzz-3716-1598459602-5.jpg)
4. "Second Chance" by Shinedown
!["Tell my mother, tell my father, I've done the best I can to make them realize this is my life, I hope they understand"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/778d3a598d5c/sub-buzz-16772-1598459716-17.jpg)
5. "Tied Together with a Smile" by Taylor Swift
!["Hold on, baby; you're losing it
The water's high, you're jumping into it
And letting go, and no one knows
That you cry; but you don't tell anyone"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/18/asset/50e61aec3695/sub-buzz-17030-1598466272-16.jpg)
6. "Make Me Wanna Die" by the Pretty Reckless
!["I'll never be good enough, you make me wanna die"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/6d24dcf98678/sub-buzz-16883-1598459814-24.jpg)
7. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day
!["Here comes the rain again falling from the stars. Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/496e330fe903/sub-buzz-3907-1598464008-4.jpg)
8. "Lucky" by Britney Spears
!["And they say she's so lucky, she's a star, But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking, if there's nothing missing in my life then why do these tears come at night?"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/43bc72b63b61/sub-buzz-3717-1598460981-17.jpg)
9. "Creep" by Radiohead
!["I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/778d3a598d5c/sub-buzz-16843-1598461313-15.jpg)
10. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
!["I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known. Don't know where it goes, but it's home to me and I walk alone"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/5ccfa2a708fb/sub-buzz-16707-1598459936-7.jpg)
11. "In the End" by Linkin Park
!["I tried so hard and god so far, and in the end it doesn't even matter"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/496e330fe903/sub-buzz-3761-1598459336-12.jpg)
12. "Just Tonight" by the Pretty Reckless
!["Here we are and I can't think from all the pills, hey
Start the car and take me home"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/496e330fe903/sub-buzz-3838-1598462380-26.jpg)
13. "Call Me When You're Sober" by Evanescence
!["If you loved me, you would be here with me"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/50e61aec3695/sub-buzz-16930-1598462730-1.jpg)
14. "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence
!["I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems! Got to open my eyes to everything! Don't let me die here!"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/43bc72b63b61/sub-buzz-3746-1598462590-18.jpg)
15. "I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne
!["Isn't anyone trying to find me? Won't somebody come take me home?"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/50e61aec3695/sub-buzz-16903-1598461931-9.jpg)
16. "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind
!["He's on the table and he's gone to code and I do not think anyone knows what they're doing here"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/6d24dcf98678/sub-buzz-16916-1598460191-1.jpg)
17. "The Scientist" by Coldplay
!["Nobody ever said it was easy; no one ever said it would be this hard. Oh, take me back to the start"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/50e61aec3695/sub-buzz-16859-1598460621-7.jpg)
18. "How to Save a Life" by the Fray
!["Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/674242a57586/sub-buzz-15991-1598460015-29.jpg)
19. "Breathe Me" by Sia
!["Ouch I have lost myself again
Lost myself and I am nowhere to be found
Yeah I think that I might break"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/43bc72b63b61/sub-buzz-3774-1598463554-20.jpg)
20. "Dark Blue" by Jack's Mannequin
!["Have you ever been alone in a crowded room?"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/6d24dcf98678/sub-buzz-16972-1598462850-19.jpg)
21. "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia
!["I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/6d24dcf98678/sub-buzz-16905-1598460483-29.jpg)
22. "Fix You" by Coldplay
!["Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/5ccfa2a708fb/sub-buzz-16789-1598463043-11.jpg)
23. "Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance
!["Because one day, I'll leave you
A phantom to lead you in the summer
To join the black parade""](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/bc24853641dc/sub-buzz-3827-1598463229-1.jpg)
24. "Guns for Hands" by Twenty One Pilots
!["You all have guns, and you never put the safety on. And you all have plans to take it, don't take it"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/5ccfa2a708fb/sub-buzz-16800-1598463348-28.jpg)
25. "Thnks fr th Mmrs" by Fall Out Boy
!["Thanks for the memories, thanks for the memories, even if they weren't so great"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/b3499f053895/sub-buzz-16710-1598461631-41.jpg)
26. "The Freshmen" by the Verve Pipe
!["And now I'm guilt-stricken, sobbing' with my head on the floor"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/19/asset/5ccfa2a708fb/sub-buzz-17012-1598469549-1.jpg)
27. "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
![That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you and I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much, I haven't said enough](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/50e61aec3695/sub-buzz-16888-1598461465-19.jpg)
28. "It Ends Tonight" by the All-American Rejects
!["The walls start breathing, my mind's unweaving. Maybe it's best you leave me alone"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/17/asset/b3499f053895/sub-buzz-16710-1598461809-44.jpg)
29. And finally, "I'm Just a Kid" by Simple Plan
!["I'm just a kid, and life is a nightmare. I'm just a kid, I know that it's not fair. Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-08/26/16/asset/b8ac59c43a18/sub-buzz-16745-1598461196-8.jpg)
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